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For the first time since I was probably 12 years old, my parents risked giving me a present for Christmas that I had never even considered (let alone, mentioned)…

…they would have paid a thousand dollars for something that could both surprise and delight me (I am extremely picky—in nearly 8 years of marriage and dating, my partner has never purchased a gift for me, for fear of my expected disappointed expression)…

…and I became one of those recipients who received a new Kindle this past Christmas (there were so many of us, we should probably be given our own “Generation (blank)” tag)…

…I have become obsessed—learning to enjoy reading again (even as my free-time has dwindled to near oblivion due to a toddler and an infant at home)—and have found myself a fervent proselytizer of all-things “E Ink” (and anti-all-in-one entertainment gadget)…